Target



J. E. POPOFF TARGET Filed Feb. 10, 925 2 Sheets-Sheet l v '1 AW 6%.

WITNESS:

Jan. '12 1926.

J. E. POPOFF TARGET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 10 1925 III IIIIIIIIIII'IOI4; 1111111111 II Ill 1111/1/11 1111/1! Ill 1 III/II1/11/1111 I III]! 1/ II II 1/! INVENTOR ATIORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB E. POPOFF, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

TARGET.

Application filed February 10, 1925. SeriaI No. 8,267.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jncon E. Pororr, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Targets, of

which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a game, the general object being to provide aplurality of objects arranged upon a casing and when hit with aprojectile will cause the same to move Within the casing and close acircuit at the destination thereof whereby lamps of varying or differentcolors will be illuminated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tripping means upon theupper portion of the casing which when operated moves laterally withinthe casing whereby the destination of an object within the casing may bechanged and predetermined before its traveling.

A further object of the invention is to provide electric conductingmeans upon one side of the casing and which may be readily and easilyassociated with a separate casing in order that a plurality of casingsmay be arranged in series and yet be electrically connected with thefirst mentioned casing in order that a plurality of circuits will not benecessary.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: I

Figure lis a top plan view of the casing with parts broken away andshowing the arrangement of the tripping means and channels arrangedwithin the casing.

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken through one of the channelmembers and casing and showing the relative position of the elementstherein. p p

Figure 8 is a sectional View of the ends or sides of a pair of casingswith the electrical connecting means therefor. p p

Figure at is a plan view of the projectile means and showing theoperation of the same.

Figure is a diagrammatic plan view of the electrical circuit used inconjunction with "the present invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail,

wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, thereference character 10 indicatesa casing proper which includes atransparent panel whichextends vertically upon the upper side thereofand adjacent the rear end thereof. The front of the easing 10 haspositioned therein a plurality of substantially U-shaped groovedchannels having their yoke ends arranged in coact-ing relation and thechannel portions as at 12 in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings and areshown in plan view in Figure 2 of the draw ings as set and supported atan inclination toward the front of the casing proper the groovedchannels, including spacing blocks 13 upon the under sides thereof andwhich are of varying heights in order that the said channel portions 12may be held and supported at the inclination as aforementioned.

Positioned upon opposite sides and adjacent the forward end portion ofthe channel members 12 are pairs of contact members let, one of eachbeing connected through suit" able conducting wires 15 to lamp bulbs 16which may be of any desired color and are positioned directly behind thevertically ere tending transparent panel 11 arranged upon 'thenpper sideof the casing 10. Conduct ing Wires 17 and 18 are connected to thecompanion sides of the lamp bulbs 16and opposite contact members Itrespectively; the conducting wire 18 is connected to a bat tery or thelike 19 as indicated in Figure 5 of the drawings. 1 I

It will thus be noted that upon bridging the space between the spacedcontacts I-l that the circuit will be closed and the lamp bulbs 16 maybe selectively illuminated. In order to provide means, in the form ofthe object, for closing the circuit or bridge the space between thespaced contact members 14,1 provide metallic ball members 20 which arepreferably hollow and which are so shaped as to readily and easily fitwithin the grooved portions 12 and easily travel therein.

As mentioned in the foregoing, relevant to the means included betweenthe channeled portions 12 arranged within. the casing 10 orpredetermining the destination of the ball members 20, that is, in justwhich channel portion 12 theiball 20 will travel, I pro-. vide a shaftmember :21 which has its lower end portion journaled within a blockmember arranged directly behind the channel members 12 and which has itsopposite end extending through and above the top of the casing andincludesa substantially, U,- shaped bar member 23 thereon, which hasincluded upon the free end portions thereof, disk members 24:; rigidlysecured upon the shaft 21 within the casing 10 is a switch 25 whichincludes curved portions 26 upon opposite sides and adjacent the freeend portions thereof and'which are adapted to be swung laterally betweenthe channel m mbers 12 and form one wall thereof inorder that thepassage of the ball members 20 within the channel members 12 will berestricted to one channelonly.

As inferred and understood from the detailed description andaccompanying drawings, it is plausible that upon rendering the casing 10as a target it would be necessary to provide projectile means foroperating thetargetl To this end I provide a bow 27 which includes anapertured lug member 28 upon the intermediate portions thereof and whichis adapted to be pivotally secured or positioned upon a plate-member 29in order that the bow 27 willbe held in position and against accidentaldisplacement whereby the same will be always in position and ready foruse. The projectile means includes an arrow 30 which of course has itsinner end portion engaging a bow string or the like 31 and when fittedthereon and pulledrearwardly against the tension of the bow 27, it willbe noted that the bow will be causedto bend and allow the projectile inthe form of the arrow 30 to be shotoutwardly therefrom and the player ofthis game will aim to hit the disk members 24in order to predeterminethe passage of the ball members 20 within the channel members 12 beforeaiming at the ball'members 21 tocause the same to be rotated or travelwithin the channel members 12 in order to engage the selective contactmembers 1 1 arranged at the outer ends thereof, in order that lamps 16of varying colors may be illuminated.

As mentioned in the foregoing, as to providing connecting means betweena plurality of casings, I extend plug members 32 between thecorrespondingsides of the respective casings and which plug members havesecured to the outer endportions there of conducting plates 33 and whichhave included thereon binding posts 34: which are connected with asuitable conducting wire 35 leading to the next casing.

As clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, cutoutportions 36 are provided in the front of the casing 10 communicatingwith the ends of the channel members 12 in order that a portion of theball members 20 will extend therethrough so that the projectile member30 may easily andreadily hit its mark and send the object, being theball member 20, in its course of travel within the channel members 12 inorder that the spaced contact members 1 1 may be bridged and the circuitclosed in order that the lamps 16 may be selectively illuminated.

The invention is susceptible of anions changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction, and the right herein reserved to makesuch changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed is:

1. A target of the character described comprising it using, a pluralityoi channeled horseshoe shaped members arranger] within the casing andtilted forwardly therein, switch members included between the horseshoemembers, means il'lrluded upon the upper portion of the switch means formoving the same laterally therein, spaced contact members arrangedadjacent the for-- ward end portions of the horseshoe Ill0111- bers andelectric signalling means connected in circuit with the contact membersfor registering a shot. i

A- target of the character described comprising a casing, a plurality offorwardly extending cross section channel shaped intercoimeetcd horseioe members arranged therein and lmving registering openings provided inthe front olf the cusing adjacent the ends thereof, pairs of spacedcontact members arranged within the casing between the openings and theend portions of the horseshoe members and upon opposite sides of theends thereof, switch members arranged between the interconnectingportions of the horseshoe numbers: and having the opposite sides thereofcurved to resemble the side wall. of the chaimels, means provided uponthe upper portion of the casing and connected with the switches wlirreby the same may be easily and readily turned to simultaneously turnthe switches ball members arranged within the channels and normallybridging the space bctwetm a pair of the contact members and extendingforwardly an appreciable distance through the openings provided in thefront of the casing, a plurality of lamp bulbs arranged upon the rear ofthe casing and connected with the contact members, projectile means formoving the ball members within the channel portions, and electricconnecting means included between the :side walls of the casings wherebythe same may be L'Ulh nected with a plurality ol similar casingsarranged in parallel therewith.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

JACOB E. POPOh-F.

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